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jeff lapoint · January 24, 2006

Haven't posted in awhile due to travelling for the holidays and school starting back up, but I've had a few really fun shoots and wanted to share a few photos (and near misses).

My Dad finally upgraded from his precious sony and has moved into the DSLR world!:uhoh Shooting together has been good times for sure:thumb

Here's a few from a recent trip of ours to La Jolla cove

great place to shoot pelis--especially this time of year as they are sporting their breeding plumage.

Still trying to do the work out the anatomy on this one:dunno

The local seals always come through with a show

Not to be outdone, the cormorants gave a sparring demonstration

And a BCNH for the night heron groupies

And finally, a few of my nemesis, the kingfisher, as he continues to pwn me. I had him zeroed in on Sat--Frontlit, right in his hunting zone, and looking pretty comfy with my slow approach. He tried to wait me out for a good half hour on his perch to no avail.

At the blink of an eye he took off and flanked me showing only his backlit silhouette. Touche dear KF...well played:rolleyes

It's good to be back and thanks for the look! All I have to do now is convince my Dad to post a few...in unrelated news, I just read an article detailing the increase in photo-posting-shyness with advanced age in older gentlemen with the last name of Lapoint:dunno

-j

Osprey Whisperer · January 24, 2006

Nice series of shots, Jeff. I'm still looking for a red throated pelican. I've seen thousands of pelicans...but never captured one like that yet. :cry

jeff lapoint · January 24, 2006

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice series of shots, Jeff. I'm still looking for a red throated pelican. I've seen thousands of pelicans...but never captured one like that yet. :cry

Thanks Mike. You mean we've finally found a bird you Easties don't have in yur backyard everyday?:D

Tessa HD · January 25, 2006

i enjoyed looking - thanks for sharing!
awesome photos
this one is so cool!

dallas · January 25, 2006

Pelicans
Wow!!!!!!!! Outstanding Jeff. Looks like you have mastered the new camera; they are beautiful. It's great to have you back.

jeff lapoint · January 25, 2006

Thanks Tessa! Glad you enjoyed them.

-Jeff

jeff lapoint · January 25, 2006

dallas wrote:

Wow!!!!!!!! Outstanding Jeff. Looks like you have mastered the new camera; they are beautiful. It's great to have you back.

Nice to be back Dallas. As far as mastering the MKII, I've got a few life spans to go on that one:D Looking forward to shooting with you again sometime soon.

-j

gus · January 25, 2006

Great shots jeff...i wish our pelicans had some extra colour in them ...ours are just white.

jeff lapoint · January 25, 2006

Humungus wrote:

Great shots jeff...i wish our pelicans had some extra colour in them ...ours are just white.

thanks Gus. I often wish our off shore rocks had more coral in the them!

Maybe a trade can be arranged...

If you're ever in the area give us a shout and we take you to pelipalooza '06!

-j

Thusie · January 25, 2006

Good to see you back Jeff! Great series, love the seals

ginger_55 · January 25, 2006

That baby beast is a doll!

They are all well photographed.

I you did better with your Kingfisher than I did with mine. They are a fever, aren't they?

Glad you had fun playing with your father. Them are the good times!

thanks for coming back and sharing!

ginger

Angelo · January 25, 2006

Jeff - Seems like a little break did you well because you've come back stronger than ever. Great shots!

Harryb · January 25, 2006

You will always be welcome back here if you bring back such excellent pics with ya.

Osprey Whisperer · January 25, 2006

jeff lapoint wrote:

Thanks Mike. You mean we've finally found a bird you Easties don't have in yur backyard everyday?:D

I have them in my backyard. We've got both brown & white 'cans in the area. I've just NEVER seen the red coloring of the adult birds. I've seen thousands of pelicans...and shot as many. Maybe I'll take some spray paint with me next time. Blue would be nice , also.

Any particular time for these mating/breeding colors?? (months of the year) ? I still can't believe I've never run into one of these in person.

Desert Rat · January 25, 2006

hey i was just down there Jan 21. Great place for pelicans and cormorants....

Nice shots...

DoctorIt · January 25, 2006

Humungus wrote:

Great shots jeff...i wish our pelicans had some extra colour in them ...ours are just white.

I wish we had pelicans.

Great set, Jeff

MotoKat · January 25, 2006

How cute is this!?!?

Fantastic shots!!!

Eric&Susan · January 25, 2006

Great to see you back

I saw your dad post a few days ago and thought "I haven't seen anything from Jeff in a while" Way to come back with such a great showing of pics.

Eric

4labs · January 25, 2006

Great set Jeff! Enjoyed them all..

Owen · January 25, 2006

The colors and contrast are excellent; what lenses are you using?

jeff lapoint · January 25, 2006

Thusie wrote:

Good to see you back Jeff! Great series, love the seals

Great to be back Thusie. I love the seals too, they never fail to amaze!

jeff lapoint · January 25, 2006

ginger_55 wrote:

That baby beast is a doll!

They are all well photographed.

I you did better with your Kingfisher than I did with mine. They are a fever, aren't they?

Glad you had fun playing with your father. Them are the good times!

thanks for coming back and sharing!

ginger

Thanks G! I dunno, that KF shot of yours really captures the essence of the little devil!

jmlapoint · January 25, 2006

Hey, how come I was there, but didn't get any of those shots? Are you supposed to remove the lens cap?
Very nice, I love #1 the best

Thusie · January 26, 2006

jmlapoint wrote:

Hey, how come I was there, but didn't get any of those shots? Are you supposed to remove the lens cap?

Hum, yes it helps. Have tried shooting with the lens cap on and it didnt work very well

jeff lapoint · January 26, 2006

Angelo wrote:

Jeff - Seems like a little break did you well because you've come back stronger than ever. Great shots!

Thanks Angelo! We need to set up a shoot together sometime soon

Rohirrim · January 26, 2006

Beautiful series Jeff.

Exceptional images.

jeff lapoint · January 26, 2006

Harryb wrote:

You will always be welcome back here if you bring back such excellent pics with ya.

Thanks Harry, did you ever receive my Florida shootout scholarship application?

wink

jeff lapoint · January 26, 2006

Owen wrote:

The colors and contrast are excellent; what lenses are you using?

I think all were shot with canon 400mm 5.6 and 1.4x TC. The combo is pretty much glued to the front of my camera...

jeff lapoint · January 26, 2006

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Any particular time for these mating/breeding colors?? (months of the year) ? I still can't believe I've never run into one of these in person.

I was under the impression that this was the time of year for the breeding plumage...read it somewhere but I can't remember the exact source...maybe the Art Morris book?

jmlapoint · January 27, 2006

After seeing these shots, no wonder my pics stay on the computer. Now where did I leave my Nikon-F and the B&W film?

jeff lapoint · January 27, 2006

jmlapoint wrote:

After seeing these shots, no wonder my pics stay on the computer. Now where did I leave my Nikon-F and the B&W film?

Thanks Dad! I still think this is a serious case of sandbaggin'. I know you got some great shots, so time to post 'em

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